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Why men are withdrawing from courtship.
Dalrock ^ | Dalrock

Posted on 11/16/2013 5:37:57 AM PST by ClaytonP

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To: Lurker
Being single and not lonely doesn't suck. It's pretty cool, in fact.

/johnny

121 posted on 11/16/2013 9:40:47 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: ansel12; central_va; JRandomFreeper

>> “So far, I’m the only freeper I know, who stores one of these in his bedroom” <<

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I had mine stored in the kitchen up at the ranch for a few years, does that count?


122 posted on 11/16/2013 9:46:57 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: ClearCase_guy
some of us can’t even count to 4!

LOL. Been there. Done that.

Regardless, your 3+1 points were accurate.

123 posted on 11/16/2013 9:48:56 AM PST by zeugma (Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
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To: ClaytonP

Here’s a music video that encompasses the attitude.

Get Lucky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5EofwRzit0


124 posted on 11/16/2013 9:52:45 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: Cyber Liberty

LOL!


125 posted on 11/16/2013 9:54:30 AM PST by Partisan Gunslinger
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To: JRandomFreeper
Did you know that it takes a large blank wall to design a large fractal antenna array with aluminum foil and tape?

I'd like to see it. Got any pics? Is it a HAM rig?

126 posted on 11/16/2013 9:55:09 AM PST by zeugma (Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
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To: Patton@Bastogne
With all respect to you, sir, it is always a mistake to make yourself a servant and doormat for a woman (or for a woman to do it for a man). You must hold a bit of yourself back during courtship. If she wasn't in love with you after four and a half years, she was never going to be. You should have cut ties a lot earlier and spared yourself a lot of torture. You just can't force another person to love you; in fact, if you try too hard, it can be a turn-off.

And she should be ashamed for stringing you along and using you for what she could get out of you, instead of doing the decent thing and telling you to find someone who would love you in return.

I would say you have yet to meet the true love of your life; when you do, your feelings will be reciprocated.

God bless

127 posted on 11/16/2013 9:56:52 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: Dr. Sivana
"This depends. The way I like to put it, there must be a story. (Men marrying in their late thirties and older ought to have a story, too.) "

Not always. I was 31 when I met the man who would be my husband. Sometimes you just don't meet the right one until later. When we went on our first date, it was like no other date either one of us have ever had. I thank God I didn't get married earlier just for the sake of it.

128 posted on 11/16/2013 9:59:34 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: Kenton

I would have replied similarly: “If you’re talking about all the good men you rejected in your 20’s, they got grabbed by women who appreciated them”.


129 posted on 11/16/2013 10:05:32 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (this space for rent)
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To: zeugma
No pics. I was using on the LF and MF bands mainly. It started out because my vertical didn't do so well receiving BBC one evening.

I don't think I'd load it up with a transmitter though, unless it was a QRP rig.

/johnny

130 posted on 11/16/2013 10:06:23 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: CatherineofAragon

I was going to post a long screed about how women don’t actually seek out good guys until their looks begin to fade, but that adds nothing positive to the conversation. So, I will say this instead. I think that successful dating/marriage is all about timing. People mature at different rates and finding a good partner in life is more about fortunate timing and good luck. When you find someone like that, it still takes a lot of work to make it work. Every day, you must wake up and not take the other person for granted. If you have found the right person, they will think the same way about you.


131 posted on 11/16/2013 10:13:45 AM PST by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters for Freedom and Rededicaton to the Principles of the U.S. Constitution...)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

What do men value in women?


132 posted on 11/16/2013 10:14:32 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: PapaBear3625
But it just takes ONE selfish partner to initiate the divorce.

I believe I mentioned that.

133 posted on 11/16/2013 10:23:09 AM PST by EricT. (Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Big brother is watching you.)
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To: 3Fingas

Yes, ideally both marriage partners should be putting each other first. It’s not hard for us, because we are very much in love after 17 years of marriage.

And hey, looks don’t fade in the thirties,or even well beyond, if a woman has taken care of herself. :)


134 posted on 11/16/2013 10:23:27 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: catnipman

For most women, the texans cheerleaders approach is NOT advised.


135 posted on 11/16/2013 11:02:40 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse
There's one simple truth I learned in my life. Nothing makes a man more attractive to a woman than another woman's interest.

Yep, women are attracted to high-status men, with "high-status" being defined as "lots of other women want him too". Meanwhile, if she thinks he can't do any better than her, it makes her think she can do better than him.

The one in control of the relationship is the one most able to walk away from it.

136 posted on 11/16/2013 11:28:48 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: jneesy

Indeed


137 posted on 11/16/2013 11:30:57 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: PapaBear3625

“The average woman has little use for “nice guys”. “

Who really wants an average woman? Has anyone considered that the average women and the alpha men have a purpose? They are mutually sucking leeches designed to draw one to the other and, in general, isolate and localize the poison that is...themselves.

Self-deluded pride enables them to feel like winners and write books telling others how to become a bigger child of hell than them.

Of course there are casualties along the way. The leeches have to feed off the decent in order to discover they hate the taste. The decent can learn from this. Or not.


138 posted on 11/16/2013 12:07:05 PM PST by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: PapaBear3625

“If you want commitment, and after six months she isn’t talking about the future, then it’s time to move on. If, after a year, you are not both sure enough to be willing to set a date, then it’s time to move on.”

Beyond that, as in so many other bonds in life, “equity rescuing” kicks in and the trap is set.


139 posted on 11/16/2013 12:17:02 PM PST by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

You make some good points. Our problems are foundational.


140 posted on 11/16/2013 12:27:42 PM PST by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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